Didcot Fire Station

Didcot Fire Station Didcot Fire Station committed to serving the local community through proactive preventative work, education and emergency response

Didcot Fire Station is a full-time day-crewed fire station with a compliment of an on-call crew. The full-time staff are comprised of two watches, Red and Blue, who crew one of the fire appliances, call sign JX32P1, with a maximum of 6 personnel. We offer a high level of skills, expertise and equipment to deal with road traffic incidents as well as responding to all other kinds of emergency situat

ions in the Didcot area and beyond. The on-call crew have other careers outside the fire service and respond when required and crew the other fire appliance, call sign JX32P2, with a maximum of 6 personnel. This appliance is a standard pumping appliance and can be found the majority of stations across the county. Alongside the front line fire appliances the station also houses a Hazardous Materials Decontamination Unit, call sign JX32H1 which is crewed by a mixture of full and part time staff as required. This will respond to incidents countywide and across into neighbouring counties should the need arise and provide decontamination for Fire-fighters involved in a hazardous materials incident. Didcot is also the base for the Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service Training Centre and various courses/skills sessions are conducted at the centre throughout the year. They also have a training fire appliance that is kept alongside the operational vehicles here.

01/04/2026

🚨 Wholetime Firefighter Recruitment – application deadline extended 🚨

To make sure everyone has the chance to apply, especially if you’re planning to use the Easter weekend to finish your application - we’re extending the deadline.

🗓 New closing date: Monday 6 April at 12 noon

A huge thank you to everyone who has already submitted their applications, we’ve loved seeing the huge amount of interest.

If you missed one of our online Q&A sessions, we shared a link to candidate preparation to help you prepare for the next stage of the process.
👉: https://www.testpartnership.com/preparation-frs.html

Best of luck to everyone applying 🚒

30/03/2026

🚒 Don’t forget - our final Wholetime Firefighter Q&A session is happening tonight! 🚒

Thinking about becoming a Wholetime Firefighter but still have questions?

Join our team this evening to ask your questions and hear more about:
🔥 What the role is really like
🎓 Training and support
📝 The application process

📅 Tonight (Monday 30 March)
⏰ 6.30 - 7.30 pm
💻 No need to register - just join online:
👉 https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/council/fire-service-recruitment/wholetime-firefighters/recruitment-process

No firefighting background is needed. What matters most to us is who you are, not what you already know. We’re looking for people who want to make a real difference in our communities.

⏳ Applications close at 12pm on 3 April.

27/03/2026

🔥 Thank you to everyone who joined our online Q&A session last night for our Wholetime Firefighter recruitment! 🚒

If you missed it - don't panic! We’re holding two further online sessions on Monday, 30 March:
🕧 Lunchtime session: 12.30 – 1.30pm
🕡 Evening session: 6.30 – 7.30pm

Come along to learn more about the role and hear directly from our teams about training, support and the application process.

✅ No firefighting background or experience needed
✅ We’re looking for people with the right values, attitude and commitment to develop into the role

💪 Challenge yourself and make a real difference in our communities 🏘️
🔥 It’s more than strength. It’s character

No need to register - just save the date and join us via the online link:
https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/council/fire-service-recruitment/wholetime-firefighters/recruitment-process

25/03/2026

🚒 We’re nearly halfway through our Wholetime Firefighter recruitment!

It closes on Friday 3rd April at 12 noon.

Looking for a career where you can learn new skills and help people when it matters most? We’d love to hear from you!

🔥 No firefighting background or experience is needed
🌍 Everyone has something valuable to contribute to supporting our communities
💪 We are looking for people who are motivated to make a difference

Even if you’ve never considered a career in the fire & rescue service, why not join one of our online information sessions to find out more? 💻👇

📅 TOMORROW, Thursday 26 March | 7–8pm
📅Monday 30 March | 12.30–1.30pm
📅Monday 30 March | 6.30–7.30pm

✅ No need to register – just save the date and join via the online link:
https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/council/fire-service-recruitment/wholetime-firefighters/recruitment-process

23/03/2026

🔥 Q&A Sessions for Wholetime Firefighter Recruitment 🔥

Are you thinking about becoming a Wholetime Firefighter?
Or maybe you’re just curious about what the role is really like? 🤔

You don’t need to come from a firefighting background.
What matters most to us is who you are, not what you already know.
It's more than strength. It’s character.
If you’ve got the right values, attitude and commitment, we can teach you the job.

We’re hosting online Q&A sessions to give you the chance to:
✅ Ask your questions
✅ Learn what the role is really like
✅ Hear directly from our teams about training, support and the application process

📅 Thursday 26 March
⏰ 7 – 8pm

📅 Monday 30 March
⏰ 12.30 – 1.30pm

📅 Monday 30 March
⏰ 6.30 – 7.30pm

👉 No need to register - just save the date and join via the online link:
🔗 https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/council/fire-service-recruitment/wholetime-firefighters/recruitment-process

20/03/2026
10/03/2026

🚒Thinking about a career where you can make a real difference, every day?

Applications will be opening soon! We’ll be sharing more details with you very shortly.

👉 Keep an eye on our channels for updates.

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The Broadway
Didcot
OX118RX

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+441865897763

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